PALM HARBOR, Fla. – One year after Tiger Woods nearly blew the lid off the Copperhead Course, the sequel isn’t exactly lacking for star power. Two of the biggest names in the field will occupy the final spot on the tee sheet Sunday at the Valspar Championship, with defending champ Paul Casey one shot clear […]
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PHOENIX – Nelly Korda has given herself a chance to win her third LPGA title in her last eight starts. Just 20 years old, she could leave the Bank of Hope Founders Cup as the highest ranked American in the world. With a 6-under 66 Saturday, Korda moved into a tie for fourth, four shots behind […]
PHOENIX – Yu Liu got through a stressful final-group pairing Saturday to take the Founders Cup lead, outplaying top-ranked Sung Hyun Park. She’ll have do it again Sunday, this time alongside Carlota Ciganda, to win her first LPGA title. Liu shot a 7-under 65 to take a one-stroke lead over Ciganda into the final round at […]
PHOENIX – The Spaniards were on fire Saturday at the Bank of Hope Founders Cup. While it seemed as if everyone was going low in the third round, nobody went lower than Carlota Ciganda and Azahara Munoz. They both shot bogey-free, 9-under-par 63s at Wildfire Golf Club. It was a big deal in Phoenix as both […]
The U.S. is currently enjoying what is arguably the best (and deepest) crop of players they’ve had in the last 20 years. Looking at a snapshot of the mid-March world rankings every year since 1999, it is easy to see how the number of Americans in the top 25 of the world rankings has changed. […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Scott Hend closed with a 5-under 67, had to wait nearly two hours to see if it would be good enough, and then made a 3-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to win the Maybank Championship on Sunday. Hend was one shot ahead of overnight leader Nacho Elvira when the Spaniard needed a birdie […]
PALM HARBOR, Fla. – After cruising through the first 54 holes of the Valspar Championship seemingly without breaking a sweat, Dustin Johnson seemed like the man to beat. But keeping the Copperhead Course at bay for four straight days proved to be too tall of a task, even for the world No. 1. Johnson struggled […]
Here is the complete FedExCup points and purse breakdown for winner Paul Casey and the rest of the players who made the cut at the 2019 Valspar Championship: .tg {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;} .tg td{font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;padding:10px 5px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;overflow:hidden;word-break:normal;border-color:black;} .tg th{font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;padding:10px 5px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;overflow:hidden;word-break:normal;border-color:black;} .tg .tg-1wig{font-weight:bold;text-align:left;vertical-align:top} .tg .tg-0lax{text-align:left;vertical-align:top} Finish Player FedEx Earnings ($) 1 Paul Casey 500 1,206,000 2 Jason Kokrak […]
PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Paul Casey drove into Innisbrook and saw his picture on posters and programs, just what he needed to forget the cut he missed last week. He played Friday as though he wants those photos to stay there. Casey holed a 30-foot eagle putt on the 599-yard fifth hole and made short birdie putts on […]
PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Coming off a pair of disappointing rounds and with his Masters title defense around the corner, Patrick Reed reached out to a new source for some instructional inspiration: David Leadbetter. Leadbetter has never worked with Reed before, and he didn’t meet him in person until Friday morning on the Innisbrook range. […]